Minister of Canadian Heritage
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The Minister of Canadian Heritage is the Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown is the formal constitutional term used in the Commonwealth realms to describe a minister to the reigning sovereign. The term indicates that the minister serves at His/Her Majesty's pleasure, and advises the monarch, or viceroy, on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives...

 in the Canadian Cabinet
Cabinet of Canada
The Cabinet of Canada is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada...

 who heads the Department of Canadian Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage
The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage |department]] of the Government of Canada with responsibility for policies and programs regarding the arts, culture, media, communications networks, official languages , status of women, sports , and multiculturalism...

, the federal government department responsible for Canada
Canada
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's Arts, Culture, Media
Media in Canada
Canada has a well-developed media sector, but its cultural output — particularly in English films, television shows, and magazines — is often overshadowed by imports from the United States. Television, magazines, and newspapers are primarily for-profit corporations based on advertising,...

, Communications
Communications in Canada
-Telephone:Telephones – main lines in use: 18.251 million Telephones – mobile cellular: 23.081 million Telephone system:* general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology...

 network, and Sport
Sport in Canada
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The position was created in 1996 to combine the posts of Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship and Minister of Communications
Minister of Communications (Canada)
The Minister of Communications of Canada is a now-defunct cabinet post which existed from 1969 to 1996, when it was abolished. Its telecommunications policy functions were transferred to Industry Canada and its cultural role was assumed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage.The post was...

. The "Status of Women" was merged from the Minister responsible for the Status of Women
Minister responsible for the Status of Women (Canada)
The position of Minister responsible for the Status of Women in the Canadian cabinet was created in 1971 as a product of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women . Most provincial cabinets have a similar position...

 in 2006. In 2008, the Status of Women portfolio was transferred to a Minister of State
Minister of state (Canada)
A Minister of State is a junior cabinet minister in the Canadian Cabinet, usually given specific responsibilities to assist a senior cabinet minister in a specific area....

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The present Minister of Canadian Heritage is the Hon. James Moore
James Moore (Canadian politician)
James Moore, PC, MP is the Canadian Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada...

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List of Ministers

Key:

No. Name (Portfolio) Term of office Political party Ministry
1 Sheila Copps
Sheila Copps
Sheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....


(Canadian Heritage)
July 12, 1996 December 11, 2003 Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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26 (Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
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)
2 Hélène Scherrer
Hélène Scherrer
Hélène Chalifour-Scherrer, PC is a Canadian politician.From 2000 to 2004, she was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing riding of Louis-Hébert, Quebec, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work...


(Canadian Heritage)
December 12, 2003 July 19, 2004 Liberal 27 (Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....

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3 Liza Frulla
Liza Frulla
Liza Frulla, PC , also formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Quebec Liberal Party MNA in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, and a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006.From 1974 to 1976, she worked for the public affairs service...


(Canadian Heritage)
July 20, 2004 February 5, 2006 Liberal
4 Bev Oda
Bev Oda
The Hon. Beverley Joan "Bev" Oda, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet minister in Canadian history. She represents the riding of Durham for the Conservative Party of Canada. She was...


(Canadian Heritage and Status of Women)
February 6, 2006 August 14, 2007 Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
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28 (Harper
Stephen Harper
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5 Josée Verner
Josée Verner
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(Canadian Heritage and Status of Women)
August 14, 2007 October 29, 2008 Conservative
6 James Moore
James Moore (Canadian politician)
James Moore, PC, MP is the Canadian Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada...


(Canadian Heritage and Official Languages)
October 30, 2008 Incumbent Conservative

Responsibilities

Prior to 2003, their responsibilities included National Parks and historic sites.

Currently, the Minister of Canadian Heritage is responsible for the Department of Canadian Heritage as well as:
  • Canada Council for the Arts
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...

  • Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization
    Canadian Museum of Civilization
    The Canadian Museum of Civilization is Canada's national museum of human history and the most popular and most-visited museum in Canada....

  • Canadian Museum of Nature
    Canadian Museum of Nature
    The Canadian Museum of Nature is a natural history museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its collections, which were started by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1856, include all aspects of the intersection of human society and nature, from gardening to gene-splicing...

  • Canadian Race Relations Foundation
    Canadian Race Relations Foundation
    Canadian Race Relations Foundation is a Canadian government agency responsible to foster racial harmony and cross-cultural understanding and help to eliminate racism. The foundation was opened in November 1997, after receiving royal assent on February 1, 1991. The Foundation operates at "arms...

  • Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
  • Library and Archives Canada
    Library and Archives Canada
    Library and Archives Canada is a national memory institution dedicated to providing the best possible account of Canadian life through acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible for use in the 21st century and beyond...

  • National Arts Centre
    National Arts Centre
    The National Arts Centre is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal...

  • National Battlefields Commission
  • National Film Board of Canada
    National Film Board of Canada
    The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...

  • National Gallery of Canada
    National Gallery of Canada
    The National Gallery of Canada , located in the capital city Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries.The Gallery is now housed in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. The acclaimed structure was...

  • National Museum of Science and Technology
    Canada Science and Technology Museum
    The Canada Science and Technology Museum is located in Ottawa, Ontario, on St. Laurent Boulevard, to the south of the Queensway .-Mission:...

  • Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution
  • Official Languages Commissioner of Canada
  • Public Service Commission of Canada
    Public Service Commission of Canada
    The Public Service Commission of Canada is an independent government agency that safeguards merit-based hiring, non-partisanship, representativeness and the use of both official languages in the Canadian public service...

  • Public Service Staff Relations Board
    Public Service Staff Relations Board
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  • Status of Women Canada
  • Telefilm Canada
    Telefilm Canada
    Telefilm Canada or Téléfilm Canada is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Canada.It is the primary federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry....



The Minister's general powers, duties, and functions are set out by section 4 of the Department of Canadian Heritage Act, which provides as follows:
4. (1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister extend to and include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction, not by law assigned to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada, relating to Canadian identity and values, cultural development and heritage.

(2) The Minister’s jurisdiction referred to in subsection (1) encompasses, but is not limited to, jurisdiction over

(a) the promotion of a greater understanding of human rights, fundamental freedoms and related values;

(b) multiculturalism;

(c) the arts, including cultural aspects of the status of the artist;

(d) cultural heritage and industries, including performing arts, visual and audio-visual arts, publishing, sound recording, film, video and literature;

(e) national battlefields;

(f) the encouragement, promotion and development of sport;

(g) the advancement of the equality of status and use of English and French and the enhancement and development of the English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada;

(h) state ceremonial and Canadian symbols;

(i) broadcasting, except in respect of spectrum management and the technical aspects of broadcasting;

(j) the formulation of cultural policy, including the formulation of cultural policy as it relates to foreign investment and copyright;

(k) the conservation, exportation and importation of cultural property; and

(l) national museums, archives and libraries.


In addition, sections 42 to 44 of the Official Languages Act confer certain other responsibilities on the Minister of Canadian Heritage (see Minister responsible for Official Languages (Canada)
Minister responsible for Official Languages (Canada)
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